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Steve Anderton climbed over the chest-high metal railing of the Perrine Bridge and planted his feet onto a tiny wooden platform little bigger than his two hiking boots.
He paused for a few seconds as he looked out at the Snake River 480 feet (146 m) below and jumped. While extending both arms, he curled up his body to flip backward and release a parachute, which allowed him to steer to the side of the riverbank in a safe landing.
Dare trying a stunt like that at San Francisco's famed Golden Gate Bridge and authorities will fine you $10,000 (5,542 pounds). In this rural Idaho town (pop. 37,000), officials welcome the jumpers and have made it a worldwide mecca of a tiny but growing extreme sport known as BASE jumping.
"There are no rules basically to ban BASE jumping," said Shawn Barigar, a city council member. "The general reaction is 'no harm, no foul'."
"As long as it is not disruptive, and isn't causing any problems, more power to them. They are the ones taking the risk upon themselves."
He paused for a few seconds as he looked out at the Snake River 480 feet (146 m) below and jumped. While extending both arms, he curled up his body to flip backward and release a parachute, which allowed him to steer to the side of the riverbank in a safe landing.
Dare trying a stunt like that at San Francisco's famed Golden Gate Bridge and authorities will fine you $10,000 (5,542 pounds). In this rural Idaho town (pop. 37,000), officials welcome the jumpers and have made it a worldwide mecca of a tiny but growing extreme sport known as BASE jumping.
"There are no rules basically to ban BASE jumping," said Shawn Barigar, a city council member. "The general reaction is 'no harm, no foul'."
"As long as it is not disruptive, and isn't causing any problems, more power to them. They are the ones taking the risk upon themselves."
